1993 MK3 Golf(VRT Engine build time!!)*UPDATED 17/3/13*

[VR6_Wherry]

I'm looking at the pictures and I'm all like "Dude, that's awesome, no ways he is doing that too!"

In reality i have no idea what the hell is going on. All i do know is that it is not finished..

[LowlifeDubber]

Ah cool. So will the fittings be there to convert my rear beam already?

Im not entirely sure but if not just weld a small l shape bracket on dude.

I'm looking at the pictures and I'm all like "Dude, that's awesome, no ways he is doing that too!"

In reality i have no idea what the hell is going on. All i do know is that it is not finished..

Trust you!

[Seanl]

May be worth investigating, as Im sure I read somewhere that brake lines need to be exact lengths, otherwise it can severely affect brake balance and bias...............

[DanChave]

Ah cool. So will the fittings be there to convert my rear beam already?

Im not entirely sure but if not just weld a small l shape bracket on dude.

Yeah, should be to hard

May be worth investigating, as Im sure I read somewhere that brake lines need to be exact lengths, otherwise it can severely affect brake balance and bias...............

Yeah, I definitely want to make sure it is safe thing to do before ripping everything out lol!

[DanChave]

And sorry for the hijack lol!

[laitymk3]

Page 69 WHHHAYYYYYYYYY

[Junior74]

Good grief thats some very large pistons in there 84mm +!!!!
Ah dont change the colour!I love the look of your car!

Bang on mate...84mm pistons it is!!!
Everyone...thanks for the interest, I will update my thread although at the moment it's just another load of pictures of dirty engine bits in lots of pieces 

[LowlifeDubber]

They're the best ones!

[Dmonday]

Wow this forum has changed a bit haha, been a while! But looking good dude, you know how i feel about this keep it up gary!

[LowlifeDubber]

Riiiight bit of an update

So i gave the power steering rack a paint up and service.Checked all end float etc is fine and then built it up ontto the freshly painted subframe and while i was at it i fitted the new Eibach anti roll bar.Oh and then realised i didnt have a polybush for the rack so nipped out and got one.Now dont laugh but im going to be changing this now for the simple fact its purple and doesnt match the roll bar.



It now resides upstairs in one of the spare rooms.Arguments have ensued ever since with the good lady.She soon quietened down when i threatened to remove her walk in wardrobe and reclaim my man room back mind.


Then i went to work and finished off my flywheel lightening.I tried to get as close to 5.5kg as possible.


Also took my conrod and stuck it on the pillar drill to ream out my oil clearance hole the stupid machine shop forgot to do.I then set about the bush with some 2000grit paper so the gudgeon pin fitted perfectly.


Then cleaned up my OE cooler,power steering pump and oil filter housing,back to bare metal waiting for paint.



Then i realised i needed a United Motorsports billet alloy cap and extension tube to mate the oe cooler to the mocal cooler.




I finally got the last piston in and then pulled the block off the bench and after warming it up with a blow torch to get it nice and warm for paint i set about it with some POR-15 Black paint.Very expensive but meant to be the best.





Quite chuffed with that i cracked on with building up a few ancillaries!
OE Metal water pump


Core plugs in all round!


Oil coolers,oil filter housing and ARP head studs in.





Thats it for now.Still awaiting my parts for the intermediate shaft from america and also the valve guides for the head.

Starting to look like and engine now though which is giving me a bit of a chubby!